Protective liquid holder



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stares PATEN QFFICE.

LOUIS fl'l'l,` OF VOONSOG-KET, RHODE AISLAND.

PROTECTIVE LIQUID HOLDER.

Application led May 7, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Louis l-lnrU, a citizen oi Canada, residing atllloonsocket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode island,have invented cc 1in new useful Improvements in Protective LiquidHolders, ot which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to a 'liquid holder and applier which may be usedin connection with various liquids, being particularly use- 'lul inconnection with the application or" certain liquids which emit fumeswhich are disagreeable or injurious to the health, such as the liquidrubber cement which contains a percentage oluaphtha, and which it istherefore undesirable to leave exposed.

rllhe invention has for an object to provide a novel device which willpermit of the removal oi a quantity ot liquid from a closed containerwithout. opening the body ot' the uitain uand which will also cause thedia charged liquid to be evenly spread or distributed upon a brush whichis used to apply it to the desired part.

For i'urther comprehension of the invention, and oi the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the followdescription andaccompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. il of the drawings is a vertical sectional view of my improveddevice, indicating the brush in elevation as in position to receive theliquid.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the device inA inoperative position, withcertain exterior parts broken away.

lli l is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 3MB of liig. l.

As here embodied my improved device comprises a cylindrical containerAl0 to which is attached midway between its ends a bracket 11 pivoted asindicated at 12 to a second bracket 13 lixed to a suitable support. Atthe discharge o'l the container chamber is a horizontal partition member15 which is spaced a slight distance from the end of the cylindricalwall of the container, and is provided with a central. openingsurrounded by an 'ups'tanding annular flange 16, thus providing a smallmeasuring compartment 17 in the end oit' the container. Upon the top ofthis flange considering the device in its operative position shown in 1,a valve 18 seats and is formed on the upper end otl a Serial No.637,160.

stem 19 on whose lower end a second valve 2() is mounted, these valves18 and 19 being adapted to close the upper and lower ends of themeasuring chamber 17 respectively;y while the stem 19 is of such lengththat both valves cannot be open at the saine time, one closing'justbefore the other opens.

Fixed to the bottom face of the valve 20 is a disk 22 having a numberoi:` perforations 23 spaced throughout the area thereof and provided atits edge with an upstanding flange 24, the top edge of this flange beingaccommodated in a downwardly opening recess formed by making the bottomot the main container chamber of less diameter to leave a space betweenthe edge ot' the partition member 15 and the cylindrical wall ot thecontainer. Located in the said recess, and bearing downwardly on theflange 24, is a coiled expansion spring 2G which acts to keep the valve18 normally closed.

The liquid discharged from the measuring comi artinent is adapted to bereceived on brush comprising a backing of such diameter as to tit snuglyin the projecting lower lpart of the container, and whose bristles 31engage under the disk 22. Projecting upwardly fromL the back of thebrush, and being of somewhat less length than the bristles 81, are anumber ot pins 33 which are adapted to engage 'the disk to raise thelatter, and with it valves 18 and v20, when the brush is to receive themeasured supply of liquid.

To the wall or other support, indicated at S, on which the container ispivoted, I preferably hinge a cover 85 which may be utilized to litoveil lthe discharge end ot the contaiuer and cover the disk 22 when thedevice is not being used.

it is believed that the manner of operation and Yuse of my improveddevice will be readily understood from the foregoing description. ldhenthe brush, which is provided with an ordinary handle 36, is to receive asupply of the liquid it is pressed upwardly in the lower end of thecontainer, the pins engaging the disk 22 and opening valve 18 andclosing valve 19. The measuring compartment 17 then fills with liquid,after the brush is slightly lowered, spring 26 acting to close valve 18and open valve 19. The liquid then spreads out on the disk 22 and passesthrough the apertures 23 in the latter onto the brush, which is thenremoved.

The container may be reversed when de- Sil sired and the cover 35engaged over its discharge end, as indicated in Fig. Q. A suitablefilling opening, closed by a cap 40 may be provided in the container.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new and desire toIprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: y

' l. A device of the class described comprising a container having adischarO-e opening at one end, an annular flange surrounding saidopening and providing a measuring compartment, valves adapted to operateinverselyinimison for controlling inlet and discharge ends of saidmeasuring compartment, and a distributing element fixed to the valvecontrolling the discharge end of the said compartment.

2. Af device of the class described com-V prising acontain'er having adischarge opening at one end, an annular flange surrounding said openingand providing a measuring compartment,valves adapted to operateinversely in unison for controlling inlet and discharge ends of saidmeasuring compartu ment, and a. distributing element fixed to the valvecontrolling the discharge end of the said compartment, said distributingelement being in the form of a disk having perforations spaced over theareav thereof.

3. A device of the class described comprising a container having adischarge opening at one end, an annular flange surround ing saidopening and providing a. measuring compartment, valves adapted tooperate inversely in unison for controlling inlet and dischargeends ofsaid measuring compartment, and a. distributing element lined to thevalve controlling the discharge end of the said compartment, saiddistributing element being in the form oi a disk having perfo rationsspaced over the area thereof. the side wall of the container beingextended to enclose the said disk.

A device of the class described comprising a container having adischarge opening in its lower end, an annular upstanding flangesurrounding said opening and 'forming a measuring compartment, a. valveadapted to seat on the upper end ot said flange to close the top of thesaid compartment, a second valve adapted to close the bottom of the saidcompartment, a stem on which said valves are fixed, and a perforate diskfixed to thesecond named valve.

5. A device of the class described comprising a container Vhaving adischarge opening in its lower end, an annular upstanding flangesurrounding said opening and forming a measuring compartment, a. valveadapted to seat on the upper end of said flange to close the top of thesaid compartment, a second. valve adapted to close the bottom of thesaid compartment., a stem on which said valves are fixed., and a penforate dish fixed to the second named valve, and a spring bearing onsaid disk to hold the first valve normally closed.

6. A device of the class described comprising a container having adischarge opening in its lower end, an annular upstanding flange.surrounding said opening and forming a measuring compartment, a. valveadapt-ed to seat on the upper end of said flange toi close the top ofthe said compartment, a second valve adapted to close the bottom of thesaid compartment, a stem on which said valves are fixed. and a perforatedisk fixed to the second named valve, and means pivota-lly mounting saidcontainer whereby it may be swung to av position with its discharge enduppermost.

7 A device of the class described comprising a container having adischarge opening in its lower end, an annular upstanding flangesurrounding said opening and forming a measuring compartment, avalveadapted to seat on the upper end of said flange to close the to-pof' the said compartment, a second Valve adapted to close the bottom ofthe said compartment, stem on which said valves are Xed, and a pertoratedisk lined to the second named valve, Aand means pivotally mounting saidcontainerl whereby it may be swung to a position with its discharge enduppermost, and a cover adapted to engage whichever end of the containeris uppermost.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LOUIS HETU.

